Nghe An registered nearly 4,000 new cars in the first quarter of 2019
(Baonghean.vn) - Nearly 4,000 new cars were registered in Nghe An in the first 3 months of 2019 alone, bringing the total number of cars participating in traffic in this locality to more than 106,800.
According to the report on the implementation of traffic safety and order (ATGT) in the first quarter of 2019 in Nghe An province compiled by the Standing Committee of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee and sent to the National Traffic Safety Committee, from December 16, 2018 to March 15, 2019, there were 55 traffic accidents (road and railway) in the province, killing 38 people and injuring 45 people.
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| Traffic accident situation in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018 in Nghe An province. Graphics: Huu Quan |
In April 2019 alone (from March 16 to April 15), there were 18 traffic accidents in the province, killing 15 people and injuring 6 people, compared to the same period last year, a decrease of 1 accident (5.2%), 1 death (6.2%) and 4 injuries (40%). There were no traffic accidents on railways and waterways.
According to the same source, in the first quarter, the road traffic police force organized 8,549 patrols and traffic control, recorded 25,167 administrative violations, and temporarily detained 426 cars, 4,515 motorbikes, and 295 electric motorbikes. Violators complied with the decision to punish 21,758 cases, transferring more than 23 billion VND to the State Treasury.
The main violations include: not wearing a helmet, not having a driving license, having a breath alcohol concentration exceeding the permitted level, speeding, stopping and parking in the wrong place, overloading...
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| In the first 3 months of 2019 alone, there were nearly 4,000 newly registered cars in Nghe An. Photo: Archive |
Notably, statistics in the first 3 months of the year show that Nghe An province has registered 3,935 new cars, 28,428 motorbikes, 1,478 electric motorbikes. Thus, the total number of vehicles currently managed in the area is 106,803 cars, 1,567,264 motorbikes, 75,364 electric motorbikes.
The report pointed out that the high traffic density, in addition to limited funding, has led to many "black spots" on some routes being slow to be repaired, not being upgraded, and not being handled promptly; the limited awareness of traffic participants in complying with the law are the causes leading to a number of problems that Nghe An needs to focus on overcoming in the coming time.
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